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ZERO S MOTORCYCLE

Let’s have some serious electrifying fun

Founded by a former NASA engineer, Zero Motorcycles was born to push the boundaries of technology and design. Like many great ideas, it all started in a garage, with the intention of transforming the riding experience on an electric bike.

Zero has changed the narrative for good. Electric riding is no longer the domain of scooters and “zip-around” little bikes. Now, it has become the realm of serious biking, but with the advantage that anyone can ride one.

For starters, you don’t need a motorbike licence, just a CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) that you can bypass if you have a full driving licence. Secondly, the new naked model, the 2024 Zero S, is light and low, making it very easy to drive despite its imposing appearance. I am 1.67m in height and weigh 53kg, and I was able to ride it as smoothly as my pedal bicycle, just looking a hundred times cooler. The Zero S has the badass silhouette of a MotoGP machine – minus the fairing.

I suppose all that working in NASA paid off. Zero bikes are light and seriously fast…

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Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon SORAI

Talking to Kevin Pietersen about the limited time to save the rhino

Hublot’s commitment to conservation continues with another watch designed and made for SORAI (Save Our Rhinos Africa and India), an organisation set up by former England cricketer and brand ambassador Kevin Pietersen. This is the fourth limited edition watch to come out of the partnership that looks to add funds to help preserve the species and […]

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Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird”

Stealth haute horlogerie

The new Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird” released just before Geneva Watch Days 2024 is one more example of why the brand holds such a unique place in the luxury watch industry. It combines traditional watchmaking with notably different and futuristic designs. Often extravagant in terms of mechanics, materials and shapes, Urwerk timepieces have a certain […]

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SpaceOne Tellurium

Theo Auffret’s science fiction flight

Looking around his atelier, you might think that Theo Auffret is an horological double agent. On one side of the workshop is his traditional watchmaking; on the other, his work for the SpaceOne pieces, which are the product of wild imagination, owing more to futuristic dreams than to classic manufacture. The latest product of his […]

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Pop-Colour Sport Watches

A bright summer on your wrist

Vibrant, impactful and always fun, pop colours brighten up any look and are a great way to show your personality. Somehow, they have always found their way into fashion and this season, the trend has extended to our wrists. Following the most popular hues this summer, we bring seven striking sports watches, unapologetically bold. Show […]

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IWC celebrates 10 years of partnership with Lewis Hamilton

An immersive experience at Battersea Power Station

It’s been 10 years of partnership between luxury watch brand, IWC Schaffhausen, and Lewis Hamilton. The collaborations was most auspicious from the beginning. Out of the seven F1 world championships won by Hamilton so far, six have taken place since his venture with IWC. In fact, the season they joined forces (2013-2014), Hamilton finished top […]

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Tissot and Le Tour de France

A story of passion, endurance and time-keeping

Le Tour de France is rightly billed as the world’s most famous, and toughest cycle race. In the 121 years since its debut race (1903), Le Tour has been a source of extraordinary sporting achievement, controversy, and even death. The overall winner is the cyclist with the lowest combined time, hence the importance of having […]

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Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers – The Berkley Grand Complication

The new king of hyper-horology

Grand complication watches are fascinating horological pieces. If nothing else, they carry many complex mechanical functions that often are made to share elements (for example day, date and month in a calendar) and fit into one tiny machine. There is also the fact that a lot is learnt in the research and development of the […]

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Rolls-Royce Cullinan II

Super-luxury travel takes the next step

When the Cullinan was first introduced back in 2018, Torsten Müller Ötvös, then CEO of the company, stated,”Cullinan dramatically evolves the parameters of super-luxury travel. It is effortless, everywhere.” The high sided, imposing car, was developed mainly at the request of modern-day clients who wanted an all-capability car to drive themselves. Soon, the elegant SUV […]

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Hublot Arsham Droplet

A future relic pocket watch

Through their banner “Hublot loves art”, the Swiss brand noted for their innovative spirit, has produced watches that are an artistic work in their own right, as well as a timepiece to be worn. The latest artist to join forces with Hublot is Daniel Arsham, the American famed for his past-future visionary works. From a […]

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Aston Martin DB12 Volante

Take a drive on the wild side

Convertibles come with an aura of freedom and adventure that any coupé will find difficult to match, but they are often seen as less accomplished than their roofed counterparts. This, however, is not the case with the Aston Martin DB12 Volante. This is a sports car blessed with levels of handling and performance to compete […]

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Bentley 1927 3L Le Mans team car “Bitch”

The starting point of the “Bentley Boys” era at Le Circuit de la Sarthe

From the three Bentleys that took part in the Le Mans race in 1927, only one, “Bitch”, is still “alive”. Its current owner, Michael Dacre, has been invited by Concours d’Elegance Villa d’Este to enter it in the Dawn of the Performance Age Class A competition. Here we share with you the story of this […]